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Rule inspired by Sam Raimi's Evil Dead trilogy in which the first film is great, the second is _really_ great, and the third is a total stinker. One of the other trilogies to follow this rule was Raimi's Spider-Man series and The Godfather films. The first three X-Men films - before the franchise began expanding into many different directions and [timelines](No_Country_For_X-Men) \- also fit this rule.
The rule is opposed to the [ High School Musical rule](High_School_Musical), in which it is the second film that lets down the series.
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3/21/2025, 4:12:53 PM
Rule inspired by Sam Raimi's Evil Dead trilogy in which the first film is great, the second is _really_ great, and the third is a total stinker. One of the other trilogies to follow this rule was Raimi's Spider-Man series and The Godfather films. The first three X-Men films - before the franchise began expanding into many different directions and [timelines](No_Country_For_X-Men) \- also fit this rule.
The rule is opposed to the [ High School Musical rule](High_School_Musical), in which it is the second film that lets down the series.
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Evil Dead rule
Rule inspired by Sam Raimi's Evil Dead trilogy in which the first film is great, the second is really great, and the third is a total stinker. One of the other trilogies to follow this rule was Raimi's Spider-Man series and The Godfather films. The first three X-Men films - before the franchise began expanding into many different directions and timelines - also fit this rule.
The rule is opposed to the High School Musical rule, in which it is the second film that lets down the series.
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Evil Dead rule
Rule inspired by Sam Raimi's Evil Dead trilogy in which the first film is great, the second is really great, and the third is a total stinker. One of the other trilogies to follow this rule was Raimi's Spider-Man series and The Godfather films. The first three X-Men films - before the franchise began expanding into many different directions and timelines - also fit this rule.
The rule is opposed to the High School Musical rule, in which it is the second film that lets down the series.